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Seven top Costa Rican ministers to step down
SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Seven Costa Rican government ministers including the vice president and finance minister have presented their resignations, President Rodrigo Chaves said on Wednesday, adding they ...
Jul 30, 2025
UK's Starmer, Oman's sultan agree to deepen ties in energy, defence and tech
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said agreed on Wednesday to deepen collaboration across energy, technology, defence and security, a Downing...
Jul 30, 2025
US hits Iranian shipping network with major new sanctions
By Gram Slattery and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions on Wednesday on over 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities and vessels, in a sign t...
Jul 30, 2025
Estonia shows off prison cells awaiting Swedish inmates
By Andrius Sytas TARTU, Estonia (Reuters) -Estonia showed off some of the many empty cells in its Tartus prison on Wednesday as officials outlined how they would implement a proposed agreement for Swe...
Jul 30, 2025
Trump imposes scaled-back copper tariff, US prices plunge
(Reuters) -The United States will impose a 50% tariff on copper pipes and wiring, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, but details of the levy fell short of the sweeping restrictions expected and...
Jul 30, 2025
US ends tariff exemption for all low-value packages
(Reuters) -The United States is suspending a "de minimis" exemption that allowed low-value commercial shipments to be shipped to the United States without facing tariffs, the White House said on Wedne...
Jul 30, 2025
Trump order excludes aircraft, OJ, energy from Brazil tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. excluded several of Brazil's major exports from the 50% tariff President Donald Trump signed into an executive order on Wednesday, including orange juice, some aircraft,...
Jul 30, 2025
Hezbollah chief rejects disarmament as pressure on Lebanon grows
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that calls for the Iran-aligned militant group's disarmament served only Israel, as the United States ramps up pressur...
Jul 30, 2025
Austrian ambassador to EU quits after reports he kept sexually explicit blog
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's ambassador to the European Union has stepped down, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after reports he published an anonymous, sexually explicit blog for years. Thomas...
Jul 30, 2025
US imposes sanctions on Brazilian high court judge
(Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday, accusing him of authorizing arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppressing f...
Jul 30, 2025
